US 12,444,329 B2
Reflective marker for indicating location of a nearby fire hydrant
Brian Jeffrey Pericone, Eatontown, NJ (US)
Filed by Brian Jeffrey Pericone, Eatontown, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/447,218.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/371,094, filed on Aug. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052608 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G09F 13/16 (2006.01); G09F 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 13/16 (2013.01) [G09F 2007/1804 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a visual indicator of a location of a fire hydrant, the method comprising:
providing a band having opposing inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface being light reflective with only a single icon provided thereon, wherein the band is strip shaped having a length and a height, the length being greater than the height, wherein the single icon extends across a minor portion of the length and extends across at least a majority of the height; and,
mounting the band to a utility pole or tree located nearby the fire hydrant, the band being mounted with the inner surface facing the utility pole or tree and with the single icon being oriented to generally face in the direction of the fire hydrant, wherein the band is mounted about the utility pole or tree with the length extending across at least a portion of the circumference of the utility pole or tree.